MTN is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and is proud of how it has worked with communities, as well as private and public sector organisations, to grow South Africa over the past three decades.

As part of its commitment to the country, MTN South Africa has also retained its Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor status for the fifth consecutive years.

MTN Business participated at the IDC Summit to showcase its comprehensive platforms, designed to equip IT leaders with the tools they need to succeed.

MTN and key Eastern Cape government departments have collaborated extensively to improve service delivery in the province. These partnerships began in 2021, at the height of the national lockdown, when access to internet connectivity was crucial to facilitating remote work.

MTN’s work with South Africa’s top SOEs was hugely successful in 2023, and it has big plans to deliver even more benefits to these organisations in 2024 and beyond. As the South African government’s official ICT partner, MTN has made major progress in its SOE partnerships in sectors such as health, transport, and public services.

MTN’s RT15 agreement with the South African government makes it easy for state employees to access affordable and reliable data connectivity to conduct their important work in 2024.

When President Cyril Ramaphosa takes his place in Parliament to deliver his highly anticipated SONA address this week and addresses the challenges facing the South African economy, he will obliquely be spotlighting the importance of having a digitised public service and renewing the focus on the role that digital services must play in creating an equitable society.

As the global mining industry continues to evolve, technological innovations play a pivotal role in reshaping its landscape.

“In 2023, MTN Business made significant strides by spearheading the implementation of 5G, IoT, and digital transformation in African mines,” says Tumi Sekhukhune-Chamayou, Chief Enterprise Business Officer at MTN.

The future of business connectivity is here: 5G private networks from MTN Business.

5G private networks offer high-speed, seamless connectivity that accelerates digital transformation and the adoption of advanced solutions, revolutionising key industries in South Africa as a result.

MTN Business has launched Operator Connect – a tool that standardises and integrates Microsoft Teams communication throughout your organisation.

In this What’s Next in Security interview, Sudipto Moitra — GM for ICT Solutions at MTN Business — joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss MTN’s transformation from a telco to a TechCo.

Organisations of all sizes are turning to cloud migration and modernisation to support growth, future-proof their businesses, and reduce costs. As a result, optimising workloads, consolidating vendors, and simultaneously adopting hybrid and multi-cloud architectures are becoming common strategies.

Kgosi Moagi, Head of ICT Solutions Sales at MTN Business, told BusinessTech that the company is investing heavily in revolutionising African mines through 5G, IoT, and digital transformation.

Sudipto Moitra, General Manager of ICT at MTN Business, told BusinessTech that the telecoms giant is committed to working with ecosystem partners to create 5G solutions and bring transformative technologies to African mines.

5G offers low latency high-speed data transfers along with higher levels of reliability due to reduced network congestion.